title: Obstructive pulmonary disease. The clinician's perspective.
abstract: This article reviews the differential diagnosis of obstructive lung disease, including lesions that may mimic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, as well as the tools on which the clinician relies for making a proper diagnosis. The clinician's view of the radiologist's role is briefly discussed, but the details of specific radiologic techniques are discussed elsewhere in this issue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of California-San Francisco, USA.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Stulbarg
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Frank
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis; D011859:Radiography; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis